vulnerability
Apache Struts: S2-050 (CVE-2017-9804): Security updates available for Apache Struts
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Sep 5, 2017 | Sep 6, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Sep 5, 2017
Added
Sep 6, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
In Apache Struts 2.3.7 through 2.3.33 and 2.5 through 2.5.12, if an application allows entering a URL in a form field and built-in URLValidator is used, it is possible to prepare a special URL which will be used to overload server process when performing validation of the URL. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for S2-047 / CVE-2017-7672.
Solutions
apache-struts-upgrade-2_3_34apache-struts-upgrade-2_5_13
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